Transliteration:( Tatajaafaa junoobuhum 'anil madaaji'i yad'oona rabbahum khawfanw wa tama'anw wa mimmaa razaqnaahum yunfiqoon )
"They keep their sides away from the beds (they do not rest) [34] and they call upon [35] their Lord in fear and hope, and spend [36] in charity out of what We have provided them."
This refers to those who rise from their beds during the latter part of the night, while others sleep, to engage in Salaah and weep before their Lord.
Their beds remain empty as they are standing in devotion on the Musalla (prayer mat).
Two important points are hinted here:
Tahajjud Salaah should be performed after rising from sleep.
Salaah should be performed not on the bed, but in a dedicated place of worship within the home or on a prayer mat.
From this part, four significant teachings emerge:
Tahajjud Salaah is a highly virtuous act of worship.
Duas made at this time are more likely to be accepted.
One should make dua with both hope of acceptance and fear of rejection, though hope should be predominant.
Worship must be free from show and hypocrisy, done solely for the pleasure of Allah. The pleasure of the Holy Prophet ﷺ is the pleasure of Allah Almighty, as stated:
"Allah and His Messenger have a greater right, that they should please Him, if they had faith" (Surah Al-Hashr, Verse 62).
This part gives rise to several principles:
Charity must be from lawful (halal) wealth.
One should not spend all of their wealth—some must be kept for personal needs.
Charity should be ongoing, not a one-time act.
These rulings are derived from the preposition "from", the pronoun "what", and the verb "spend" being in the present tense, as well as sustenance being linked to Allah Almighty.
The great Sufi sages also note that charity should be offered from wealth, personal attributes, and skills, as the word “what” includes all forms of giving.
The tafsir of Surah Sajdah verse 16 by Ibn Kathir is unavailable here.
Please refer to Surah Sajdah ayat 15 which provides the complete commentary from verse 15 through 17.
(32:16) Their sides forsake their beds, and they call upon their Lord in fear and hope,[27] and expend (in charity) out of the sustenance We have granted them.[28]
27. That is, they worship their Lord instead of enjoying sensuous pleasures at night. They are not like the worldworshipers, who seek entertainments in music and dancing, drinking and merry-making, in the night in order to get relief from the day’s fatigue and labor and toil. Instead, when they are free from their day’s work and duties, they devote themselves to the adoration of their Lord, spend their nights in His remembrance, tremble out of fear of Him, and pin all their hopes on Him. “Who forsake their beds” does not mean that they do not sleep at all at night, but that they spend a part of the night in Allah’s worship.
28. In the original, rizq means lawful provisions. Unlawful provisions have nowhere been called rizq by Allah. The verse therefore means: They spend from whatever little or much of pure provisions We have given to them; they do not overspend and do not grab unlawful wealth in order to meet their expenses.
[1174]- In the cause of Allāh.
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